Keeper of the Flame (1942)

A nation mourns the death of a hero but when a reporter wants to write about
him he encounters resistance and mystery. All is not what it appears to
be. Finally in the last few minutes the truth is revealed and we get a lecture
on the danger of American fascism.

It's a good-looking film and benefits from the star combination of Spencer
Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. It has an ominous, brooding tone, enlivened by a
few sparks of wit between Tracy and a reporter gal-pal. The long middle
portion drifts a bit.

A theory: this was intended as a slam against Charles Lindbergh, a
hero of titanic stature accused of pro-nazi sympathies.